Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Metro Area Income and Careers
As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area is $21,385, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area median household income is $40,820. On average Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area residents spend 22.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.
Per Capita Income, #621
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 21,385 USD |
| North Carolina | 25,608 USD |
| U.S. | 28,555 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.
Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 25,784 USD |
| North Carolina | 28,159 USD |
| U.S. | 30,815 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.
Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 28,696 USD |
| North Carolina | 32,206 USD |
| U.S. | 36,116 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.
Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 22,546 USD |
| North Carolina | 24,378 USD |
| U.S. | 25,692 USD |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.
Household Income
Median Household Income, #653| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 40,820 USD |
| North Carolina | 46,693 USD |
| U.S. | 53,482 USD |
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 53,939 USD |
| North Carolina | 64,555 USD |
| U.S. | 74,596 USD |
Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 1.59% |
| North Carolina | 19.16% |
| U.S. | 27.36% |
*The Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.
Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more
Household Income Other than Earnings
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. | ||||
| %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | |
| Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income | 17.11% | $13,742, see rank | 19.05% | $14,944 | 21.11% | $16,919 |
| Social Security Income | 37.05% | $17,284, see rank | 30.39% | $17,546 | 29.33% | $17,636 |
| Public Assistance Income | 1.89% | $3,214, see rank | 1.97% | $3,447 | 2.82% | $3,720 |
| Retirement Income | 17.04% | $19,174, see rank | 18.51% | $21,840 | 17.85% | $24,095 |
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.
Family Income
Median Family Income, see rank| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 51,181 USD |
| North Carolina | 57,328 USD |
| U.S. | 65,443 USD |
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 63,584 USD |
| North Carolina | 75,892 USD |
| U.S. | 86,963 USD |
Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.
Median Household Income by Races
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| White | $42,670, see rank | $51,958 | $56,900 |
| Black | $28,306, see rank | $32,930 | $35,600 |
| Hispanic | $27,453, see rank | $34,938 | $42,396 |
| Asian | $45,070, see rank | $67,138 | $73,244 |
| American Indian, Alaska Native | $35,690, see rank | $31,471 | $37,170 |
| One Race, Other | $25,937, see rank | $32,177 | $40,300 |
| Two or More Races | $29,936, see rank | $38,158 | $47,621 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.
Median Household Income by Age
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| less than 25 | $25,472, see rank | $24,189 | $25,788 |
| 25 to 44 | $43,449, see rank | $50,435 | $58,398 |
| 45 to 64 | $48,921, see rank | $55,313 | $65,027 |
| 65 or over | $30,047, see rank | $35,024 | $37,945 |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.
Employment Status
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 292,856, see rank | 7,717,630 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 143,817, 49.11%, see rank | 48.09% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 93,642, 65.11%, see rank | 68.62% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 101, 0.07%, see rank | 2.08% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 93,541, 65.04%, see rank | 66.53% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 82,502, 88.20%, see rank | 89.27% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 11,039, 11.80%, see rank | 10.73% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 50,175, 34.89%, see rank | 31.38% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 149,039, 50.89%, see rank | 51.91% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 82,558, 55.39%, see rank | 58.22% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.01%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 82,546, 55.39%, see rank | 58.01% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 73,808, 89.41%, see rank | 89.64% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 8,738, 10.59%, see rank | 10.36% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 66,481, 44.61%, see rank | 41.78% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.
Commuting to Work
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 153,169, 100% | 4,280,414 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 131,231, 85.68%, see rank | 81.16% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 13,674, 8.93%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 209, 0.14%, see rank | 1.12% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 1,560, 1.02%, see rank | 1.78% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 1,550, 1.01%, see rank | 1.31% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 4,945, 3.23%, see rank | 4.48% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | 22.2 minutes |
| North Carolina | 23.5 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.
Careers
Occupation
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 156,310 | 4,287,690 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 82,502, 52.78%, see rank | 51.42% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,114, 23.17%, see rank | 31.60% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 11,238, 13.62%, see rank | 14.77% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 13,115, 15.90%, see rank | 17.18% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 658, 0.80%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,600, 8.00%, see rank | 9.73% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 25,644, 31.08%, see rank | 18.93% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 73,808, 47.22%, see rank | 48.58% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 25,044, 33.93%, see rank | 40.55% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 15,857, 21.48%, see rank | 20.78% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 22,304, 30.22%, see rank | 30.64% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 73, 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 130, 0.18%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 10,092, 13.67%, see rank | 7.22% | 5.65% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 156,310, 100% | 4,287,690 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,728, 1.11%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 8,320, 5.32%, see rank | 6.65% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 38,684, 24.75%, see rank | 12.48% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5,563, 3.56%, see rank | 2.77% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 17,131, 10.96%, see rank | 11.81% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 7,068, 4.52%, see rank | 4.30% | 4.93% |
| Information | 1,529, 0.98%, see rank | 1.80% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 5,755, 3.68%, see rank | 6.27% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 9,786, 6.26%, see rank | 10.07% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 34,558, 22.11%, see rank | 23.59% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 11,655, 7.46%, see rank | 9.40% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 6,047, 3.87%, see rank | 4.55% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 8,486, 5.43%, see rank | 4.93% | 4.96% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.
Poverty Level
| Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton Area | % | North Carolina | U.S. | |
| Population in Poverty | 64,042 | 17.97%, see rank | 17.58% | 15.59% |
| Family in Poverty | 12,557 | 13.39%, see rank | 13.04% | 11.47% |
*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.